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Annotated List 
LISXALSKI 
LSffc 1 Feb, l4 ? 63 (FCS Kept) Estimated population —-■-— 50 
Mar, 12-13? 1 63 Banded --- ---—none 
Collected -— --—-------—---- none 
Lgf 3 Mar, 11-12, ? 64 (ABA Kept) Estimated population — - 50 
Lumber of nests --- —10-15 
Lumber of young --—■ 5 
Courtship behavior^ observed, 
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L£$ 4 Aug. 21-23, *64 (Kept) Estimated population- 50 adults 
Banded, returned ---- none 
Small numbers roosting in Casuarina and scattered in the Scaevola. One adult 
seen carrying small fish in its bill, though no nests were seen. 
(FWW notes) Set up camp by a small group of Casuarinas where at least 15 Fairy 
Terns were roosting. — Perhaps 6 Fairy Terns were sitting in the Scaevola. 
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5 Sept, IS, f 64 (ERF) Estimated population —--- 25 
Adults counted --—--—- 9 
7 Mar, 12-14, ? 65 (WOW Kept) Estimated population --• 100 
Reproductive status---- 15 nests with egg* 
Berlese, Blood samples -- none 
Banded ----- 10 
Returned ---—- 1 
Per ha ps 166 adults were roosting and nesting in Scaevola and ironwoods. About 
If nests with eggs were seen. (RBC surnm) About 100-150 on the island. There 
were about 4 nests in the Casuarina on the west beach with eggs. Lo chicks were 
seen by me. (RBC Mar. 12) Fairy Terns are nesting in small numbers (less' than 50) 
and 1 have only seen eggs. There are about four nests in the Casuarina and 
adjacent Scaevola on the west beach. One nest was on a horizontal limb no more 
than 6 inches from the ground. (DLS summ) Resting birds were present at 
various points over the island in Casuarina trees and in Scaevola. 1 saw 
at least 20 nests. I would say the population was about 100. 
9 July 14-17? 1 65 (RSC Rept) 
Estimated population-- 1,500 adults 
500 young 
Blood samples and returns -- none 
Tick incidence --l/5 nestlings with soft tick] 
This species was not abundant and was less abundant than on Laysan. The birds 
were practically confined to the few Casuarina. Some roosted, in the taller 
Scaevola, Young ranged from newly hatched to flying immatures. 
